Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 151

No 151

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

1st Session
41st Parliament

1re session
41e législature

Tuesday
March 22, 2016

Mardi
22 mars 2016

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

9:00 A.M.

9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion that this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

The House recessed at 10:10 a.m.

À 10 h 10, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

With unanimous consent, the House observed a moment of silence in respect of the tragic events in Brussels on March 22, 2016 and, in honour of the victims, directed that the flags at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario be flown at half-mast for the day.

The House expressed its condolence on the death of Robert T.S. Frankford, Member for the Electoral District of Scarborough East from September 6, 1990 to June 7, 1995.

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

With unanimous consent, the House observed a moment of silence in respect of the death, on March 22, 2016, of Robert Bruce Ford, former Mayor of the City of Toronto and current Toronto City Councillor.

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Deferred vote on the motion by Mr. Sousa, seconded by Ms. Wynne, that this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

Vote différé sur la motion proposée par M. Sousa et appuyée par Mme Wynne portant que la présente Assemblée adopte en général la politique budgétaire du gouvernement.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 53

Albanese

Anderson

Baker

Ballard

Berardinetti

Bradley

Chan

Chiarelli

Colle

Dhillon

Dickson

Dong

Flynn

Fraser

Gravelle

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hunter

Malhi

Mangat

Martins

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Meilleur

Naqvi

Orazietti

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sergio

Sousa

Takhar

AYES / POUR – Continued

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Kiwala

Lalonde

Leal

MacCharles

Milczyn

Moridi

Murray

Naidoo-Harris

Vernile

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 39

Armstrong

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Brown

Campbell

Clark

Coe

DiNovo

Fedeli

Forster

French

Gates

Gretzky

Hardeman

Harris

Hatfield

Hillier

Hudak

Jones

MacLeod

Mantha

Martow

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Natyshak

Nicholls

Pettapiece

Sattler

Scott

Singh

Smith

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

Yurek

And it was,

Resolved, That this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

The House recessed at 12:11 p.m.

À 12 h 11, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

The Speaker addressed the House:-

Le Président s'adresse à l'Assemblée :-

A vacancy has occurred in the membership of the House by reason of the resignation of Bas Balkissoon as the Member for the Electoral District of Scarborough–Rouge River, effective March 22, 2016 (Sessional Paper No. 598).

Accordingly, I have issued my warrant to the Chief Electoral Officer for the issue of a writ for a by-election.

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Social Policy:-

Comité permanent de la politique sociale :-

Bill 163, An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 and the Ministry of Labour Act with respect to posttraumatic stress disorder.

Projet de loi 163, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1997 sur la sécurité professionnelle et l'assurance contre les accidents du travail et la Loi sur le ministère du Travail relativement à l'état de stress post-traumatique.

Reported as amended.

Rapport est fait du projet de loi modifié.

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated March 2, 2016,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 2 mars 2016,

Ordered for Third Reading.

Passage à la troisième lecture.

Standing Committee on Public Accounts:-

Comité permanent des comptes publics :-

Report on Education of Aboriginal Students (Section 4.05, 2014 Annual Report of the Auditor General of Ontario) (Sessional Paper No. 599).

Rapport sur l’Éducation des élèves autochtones (Rapport annuel 2014 de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario, section 4.05) (document parlementaire no 599).

Report presented and adoption of recommendations moved.

Rapport présenté et adoption des recommandations proposée.

Mr. Hardeman moved adjournment of the debate.

M. Hardeman propose l’ajournement du débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr39, An Act respecting The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall. Mr. Dong.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Review of the Environmental Protection Act (Sessional Paper No. P-59) Mr. Hardeman.

French secondary school in East Toronto (Sessional Paper No. P-104) Mr. Potts.

Fluoridation of drinking water (Sessional Paper No. P-114) Mr. Delaney.

Electronic cigarettes (Sessional Paper No. P-163) Mr. Harris.

Stopping the sale of Hydro One (Sessional Paper No. P-191) Ms. Forster.

Bill 41, Lung Health Act 2014 (Sessional Paper No. P-206) Mrs. McGarry.

Stevenson Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-257) Mr. Wilson.

Reinstate funding for demonstrative/specialized education (Sessional Paper No. P-313) Ms. Armstrong, Mr. Clark, Mrs. Gretzky and Ms. MacLeod.

Seniors' drug costs (Sessional Paper No. P-314) Mr. Hatfield.

Sexual violence and harassment (Sessional Paper No. P-317) Ms. Vernile.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 178, An Act to amend the Smoke-Free Ontario Act.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 178, Loi modifiant la Loi favorisant un Ontario sans fumée.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

At 6:00 p.m., the following matter was considered in an adjournment debate.

À 18 h, la question suivante a été examinée dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Stormont–Dundas-South Glengarry (Mr. McDonell) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy – North Stormont Wind Farm.

The House adjourned at 6:10 p.m.

À 18 h 10, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Number: 547.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Lower Hydro Rates (Sessional Paper No. P-256):

(Tabled December 10, 2015) Mr. Bailey.

(Tabled December 7, 2015; March 8, 2016) Mr. Clark.

(Tabled February 17, 2016) Mr. Fedeli.

(Tabled December 3, 2015) Mr. Pettapiece.

(Tabled December 1, 2015) Mr. Wilson.

Stop the Municipal Land Transfer Tax (Sessional Paper No. P-287):

(Tabled December 7, 2015) Mr. Clark.

(Tabled December 1, 2015) Ms. Thompson.

Northlander Passenger Train and cancelled bus routes (Sessional Paper No. P-288):

(Tabled December 1, 2, 3, 7, 2015; March 7, 9, 10, 2016) Mr. Vanthof.